Yazar: William Norberg

William J. Norberg MD was born to William and Wellma Norberg February 6, 1942, at Moose Lake Minnesota. He grew up on a dairy farm raising Registered Guernsey at Barnum Minnesota. His education was at the small local school. He was involved and successful in all available activities in school and the community.He attended the University of Minesota receiving a Bachelor of Science a Medical Degree, He interned at the University of Kentucky. He practiced General Medicine in Detroit Lakes Minnesota for four years. He enrolled in the University of Minnesota Pediatric Residency Training Program and upon completion he entered the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program. He received Board Certification in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology following his training. He received Board Certification in the First group of Pediatric Intensivists in that new specialty. He practiced direct patient care but was always associated with the academic programs in his area.He had clinical appointments to University of North Dakota, University of Minnesota, University of Texas San Antonio, University of Colorado, University of Southwest Florida, and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He published many journal articles and participated in medical education activities. He directed the rescue of a child who had been under the ice in a river for one hour. This rescue and the patient”s intact survival was shown worldwide in 1987. The story became the first 911 Rescue Vignette and is available on You Tube Channel as “The Icy River of the North Rescue 911” He has always been at the forefront of applied techniques in patient care.He was active in building Pediatric Intensive Care and Children”s hospital programs. He was the Medical Director of Children”s Hospital Merit-Care in Fargo North Dakota; He was the Medical Director of the Methodist Hospital PICU in San Antonio Texas. He is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, The AMA, and the Academy of Pediatrics and other organizations He enjoyed his years as one the pioneers in Critical Care Medicine. He is now retired in Florida and writing books and articles about Critical c/Care. He is particularly proud of his discovery of the breakthrough medical product, TNS that changes the whole focus of the treatments of sepsis.